Graduation events
Commencement exercises planned this weekend at area universities and colleges:
Today
Washington State University-Spokane
“2 p.m., Spokane Opera House – Nursing students.
Saturday
Washington State University
“8 a.m., Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum – Graduates in agricultural, human and natural resources sciences, engineering and architecture, pharmacy, sciences and veterinary medicine. Speaker: Christopher Nelson, WSU graduate, president of Kemin Industries, Des Moines, Iowa.
“11:30 a.m., Beasley – Liberal arts. Speaker: Wendell Jim, WSU graduate, general manager of the education branch, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
“3 p.m., Beasley – Business and economics, education and nursing. Speaker: Gov. Christine Gregoire.
Gonzaga University
“9:15 a.m., McCarthey Athletic Center – Law school graduates. Speaker: Washington state Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerry Alexander.
“4:45 p.m., McCarthey Athletic Center – Graduate students. Speaker: Former Spokane City Councilwoman Roberta Greene.
Sunday
Gonzaga University
“9:40 a.m., Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena – Undergraduates. Speaker: Joe Dowling, Irish actor and director of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.
Monday
University of Idaho – Coeur d’Alene
“7:30 p.m., Schuler Auditorium, NIC campus – Undergraduates. Speaker: Tom Bell, UI president, provost, dean and professor of education emeritus.